Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Birds and Figures on Modern Necklace
Old Babylonian1925 BCE - 1700 BCE
Stone
25/32 x 13/32 x 3/8 in. (2 x 1 x 1 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
S.113
Geography:
Asia
Classification:
Clothing and Adornments; Personal Gear
Culture/Nationality:
Mesopotamian
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- cylinder seals - Cylinders of hard material engraved in intaglio upon the curved surface, used especially in ancient Mesopotamia to roll an identifying impression on wet clay.
- Mesopotamian - Refers to the culture that developed in the geographic area of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, from the mountains of Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf, includes part of modern Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey.
- Old Babylonian - Refers to the period in Mesopotamia roughly from the founding of the first dynasty of Babylon in 1894 BCE until the Hittite sack of Babylon in 1595 BCE.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- A Century Affirmed in the Bryn Mawr College Collections Bryn Mawr College , Apr 18, 1984 – Dec 7, 1984
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
- "Mesopotamia to Bryn Mawr," Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Bulletin (Winter 1970): 4-6.
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